Frontline Chronicles - Unveiling the IDF Journey with Richard & Bernardo

[@Skeletors_Closet]

I’m honestly surprised that you haven’t had any “international” guests. Would love to hear more like this. Really glad you did this one! I’m learning a lot

[@2TrillSenna]

This was a great episode, very insightful. Thank-you to Bernardo and Richard for taking the time to be on.

[@tombuckley9759]

Absolutely incredible episode Andy.

[@MartsEntertainment]

My friend who is 77 had both parents survived Auschwitz, and he would put a flower at the gates so his love would see it when she passed the gates of horror. And he had an awesome bond with his mom and dad. So his story may be a story but it’s not everybody lies, I shared the Bema with Elie Wiesel when I had my Bar Mitzvah and he was an incredibly kind and warm man.

[@MrCoryRM]

Another amazing episode, please get these guys back on at some point

[@makinen06]

israeli guy here. bernardo said he is from shabak and yamas and 730. i can tell you these are all top noch places to serve. yamas alone is easily one of the best SF forces in israel, next to its sister unit Yamam. really impressive service that he did in israel.

[@mb9114]

Thank you for sharing this great discussion and the perspective from IDF soldiers. Can't wait to hear more from them as the conflict progresses.

[@MartsEntertainment]

This is phenomenal. I’d love to meet and discuss our veterans with you.

[@rationalremedies29]

I’m sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your experiences with me. It opened my eyes.

[@philrotella6798]

Excellent and timely podcast. Good stuff Andy ~~~

[@mjweber0313]

Amazing episode

[@swivel63]

this was outstanding and provided great insight.

[@dforgash]

Hope all have a wonderful week!

[@TetonTurkey307]

Thankful for the information

[@zAngryAustrian]

Thanks for putting this on. Very insightful.

[@Bogo___]

Just wanna say that im a big fan of the AAR you give prior to each episode with your guests

[@ski2349]

Glad that they gave more background details. I support Israel, but have been learning as much as I can to see the history and dispel the rumors trying to cloud what happened.

[@ccrosby1776]

Thank you.

[@hadaryepyepyep123]

much much respect for you Andy! in the climate nowadays, to host such a podcast presenting REAL facts, with no Hamas and covert antisemitism manipulations. Thank you for that!

[@angry_hippi]

Good conversation thank you

[@zibabird]

Amazing! Thank you Sirs! Shared.

[@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842]

Andy such a good relatable dude. He keeps a fairly moderate take on politics instead of the fringe right or left bs…unlike a similar operator podcast that rhymes with gone flyin

[@Skeletors_Closet]

I’ve had to go to lengths to keep that podcast from being suggested. It was good at first, but after his trip to Mexico it turned into a mix between unsolved mysteries and days of our lives. But, It led me to this one, so I’m glad I started watching it. Andy is deep. He really is. Sometimes it sounds like he’s already been on a few psychedelic trips. Not many guys from his community are as open minded and introspective. Some of the things he says sounds like me when I’m on acid. 😂 I’m really glad ole Andy is on my team, and I hope to keep myself on his team, or out of the way. 😂

[@TonioD49]

Does he still support BLM like he did in 2020 while people were getting their heads stomped in?

[@weirdmood8102]

I used to really like Shawn's podcast, too. It's a damn shame it's turned into what it has, but unfortunately, that's what sells these days. The irony isn't lost on me, though....

[@josechung7713]

The Balfour Declaration and Sykes-Picot Agreement from WW1 certainly worth looking up for some historical background.

[@gunsnart2472]

Andy you the man ! 🤙🏼

[@kimjansson7179]

Some great dudes and a good conversation.

[@WilliamJohnson-rd6ny]

Great episode

[@Skeletors_Closet]

I was hoping you would have some “current event” guests on about this subject. Thank you.

[@MichelleKavarnos]

This is great!!

[@kukaliemikalie8157]

Excellent episode 👍👍. Made me much more human today.

[@XHollisWood]

Thank you Andy for you’re direct dialogue on life. I appreciate both men with their insights and opinions. 👍🇮🇱🇺🇸

[@alz.7716]

Great guests and interview.

[@JuanRodriguez-my8mm]

Great testimonials and points of view!

[@hiramhaji7813]

Great podcast, if folks would read the information, when he referenced 2022 coupled with subterranean warfare, explains the military occupancy in the present.

[@c1arkj]

At 44:00 I moved to Israel right aroudn the same time Benardo did around 2006. I remember when the Jews living in Gaza were ripped from their homes and land in Gaza for the sake of peace. And as he mentioned, Hamas took control, through a vote of the people mind you, and then began to shoot and terrorize the southern Jewish citeis and communities with thousands of rockets. Prior to the border fence, the reason it was put up and Jews ripped from their homes was mainly because it was too easy for terrorists to get into Israel and kill Jews. There were suicide bombings happening. The fence was a great idea, but it was badly implemented as it only acted as a temporary buffer and allowed tunnels and rockets to be shot into Israel.

[@manhalen7046]

As fences do.

[@c1arkj]

@@manhalen7046 Fences work, but need to be monitored. Just like the fence between you and your neighbor's house.

[@c1arkj]

Good to see you having this conversation. Only about 15 minutes in and I will say that the reason the numbers are so low in regards to those Israelis wanting to join the IDF is because you don't get paid enough as a soldier to even survive. Its' much worse than the USA. Most Israeli soldiers get some sort of outside support and are living with family when not on a military base. So many Israelis will make up something to keep from having to join the IDF. I have several friends/family that have been in this situation.

[@Jessie_James850]

Listening this two explaining Israel-Palestinian war is like listening two Nazis explaining to naive american how they strugle with jewish terrorists in Prag getto after they liberated anciet german territories in Poland,Chech,Slovakia.. Unbeliveble 🤮

[@maorframowitz]

בשירות סדיר. ברגע שאתה בקבע המשכורת יפה. בסדיר אם אתה קרבי רוב הזמן שלך בכל מקרה יהיה בבסיס ורק סופש פעם בשבועיים שלוש תהיה בבית. אגב המשכורת גדלה קצת, לוחם מקבל קרוב ל2000 שח לדעתי, ויש תכנית להעלות את שכר הלוחמים ל6000 שח בסוף השנה השנייה של השירות

[@c1arkj]

@@maorframowitz Shesh aleph mamash yoter tov aval afilu shesh aleph shekel lo maspik kesef. Ze lama anashim rotsim l'evod miyad acharai bayt ha'sepher.

[@peten6691]

My concern is that Hamas has prepared Gaza to be a fallujah type meatgrinder since they expect a ground response and have been preparing for years.

[@laurenmilitello6220]

It very well may be Fallujah on steroids.

[@rezarcher]

Fair and balanced.

[@bradhughes8814]

Anyone know where I can follow these guys on social media?

[@bece4418]

Hey 👋🏼 Bernardo @disciplinedpapo Richard is @ofpalmandpine

[@c1arkj]

1:28 Benardo brings up a great point. My wife side of family came to Israel in 1948 from the northern part of Iraq. The Jews were ran out of the area and many other places like this in the middle east when the mandate happened. It gave them an excuse to rid themselves of Jews in their Islamic countries.

[@jonathonnolan2328]

These guys are awesome 👌

[@c1arkj]

1:42 Anti semitism exists within the borders of Israel. not the sense of a collage campus university, but there are Arabs/Palestinians that are Israeli citizens that are very anti-Jew. Many also are more neutral that are citizens, but it is a problem within towns/cities where Arabs and Jews coexist together.

[@jeckek9936]

So many of Bernardos quick witted remarks went over their heads. Dude is hilarious. On another note, judging by how they orientate themselves (2:03:36 onwards for eg and 2:18:05), I dont think your guests are too fond of the excessively bright monolith at the end of the table. They came for a podcast, not a tan.

[@JP-bx1qm]

❤

[@c1arkj]

At 1:12 I think that we need to realize that first and foremost Palestinians use thier Muslim religion to justify killing of Jews. Basically you can break down the people of Gaza into 3 levels of that Muslim extremism. 1. The terrorists that actually carry out the killing. 2. The people that don't kill directly but support through funding and logistics. 3. The people that don't support the killing directly at all, but celebrate when it happens. 4. Those left over after these 3 groups are identified is a small population of Gazans. So even if Hamas is eliminated, the only thing that changes the perspective of Muslims in Gaza is a reeducation of a more moderate form of Islam. Which can only be done though the help of a moderate Islamic gov.

[@choyayahyah]

Great episode. Thank you Andy for being on the side of good in this world. I think today there us a clear distinction between good and evil. This doesn't mean that we should use violence against evil, only to defend life. We need to educate the evil. Which brings me to what Bernardo said about "chosen nation". A lot of people call the Jewish people the "chosen nation". Why? What is does that mean? If one looks at the history of mankind, prior to Judaism, the world was mostly pagan and used to sacrifice people, even ones own children. Judaism through it's founding patriarch - Abraham introduced the idea of monotheism and a higher moral rule dictated by God. The word Jew comes from Judah, but the language we know as Ivrit which comes from Abraham being an Ivri or in hebrew עברי which means alone, on the other side. The Jews were "chosen" to expand this message throughout the world. But the Jewish people don't believe that only Jews go to heaven and only Jews are moral and righteous. Jewish people are not a religion, we are a nation, a family. And this family has a tough job. We need to uphold a certain moral standard and be an example of right vs wrong to the world while trying to fight for survival in every generation. It's a tough job that most Jews wish to walk away from.

[@Skeletors_Closet]

Would you sacrifice your firstborn son like Abraham did his Issac? 🎶 Why is Dic Cheney underneath my bed? Hell No, that ain’t cool… 🎶

[@elizabethdayrit4733]

I am with the 2 IDFs opinion.

[@2TrillSenna]

You like being spoon fed huh…..

[@JFK762]

Oh wicked, Bernardo was the guy in the how to shoot like idf video

[@canyoncajun]

Interesting interview. What does the reference to George Bush as Jesus in the White House mean at 1:37?

[@squatch2461]

Interesting episode, Thanks for having them on. Would it be possible to have the guest closest to the camera lower their boom so it isn't blocking the other guest, further from the camera?

[@kristiskinner8542]

1:46:54 it'd be great to treat the group most historically known (by ppl that know actual history) for AS the same way they treat Jwsh ppl after someone of their "faith" (not a race/ethnicity) does something in the world. Think their count on one thing at least is sitting around 500k at least within the past 25yrs & thats just the more noteable events

[@c1arkj]

At 33:00 If the US military was solely state controlled other than fed controlled then I could see co-involvement with army in police situations. But that would be a problem because then state/county/city rights would be superseded on the federal level. Which is not a good thing when it comes to the constitutional idea of freedom over safety.

[@sirmonkey1985]

that's the purpose of the national guard which can happen but most politian's care more about their public optic and political career than the people they're suppose to be protecting.

[@c1arkj]

@@sirmonkey1985 Agreed. Good point. I'm more talking about the Fed part of gov and the intrusion of local jurisdiction. For example, feds showing up to someone's house without the permission of a local sheriff. The local powers are there for a reson. To protect individual rights.

[@sirmonkey1985]

@@c1arkj grr my tired arse brain read what you wrote all wrong, my bad lol. i completely agree with you.

[@MrAsianKid]

1:36:00

[@kristiskinner8542]

1:46:00 well that goes to the Bible. And by chosen it doesnt mean "better" it even specifically says that. Didnt hear mention of the history thats taught in uni being wrong. Y'all did touch on the colonism part but not the fact that the "cause" was created by the kgb & that type of ppl doesnt exist theres even old video of plo/pflp saying there isnt. Isr had already been approved by the UN for a good 20-30yrs or so before that creation came about

[@kristiskinner8542]

1:56:55🤔 well thats odd because they're the main ppl that try to make that claim about older generations

[@davecollins6113]

Good discussion, hit most of the high points. So many people seem to think that the Palestinians can easily be separated from Hamas, that have no comprehension of Hamas real attutude. The anti-Israeli sentiment has been created in the media over a long period of time, it is pervasive, a lot of it is planned out propaganda by the players in the area and outside interests, doing a long, slow, influence program. In that arena, the Israelis cannot win against that, can't ignore it, or they'll make it worse, and can't give in to it.

[@hubriswonk]

Miltary does participate in police work in America. Rember Ruby Ridge? Remember Waco? And these are two examples we know about.

[@fightmilk8613]

Pretty amazing that we are celebrating a guy who grew up in America but instead fights for Israel. USS LIBERTY

[@athenamurphy1317]

I've been made an "honorary Jew" 4 times in my life, and told "You are an M.O.T." once by a dear friend. If you are not sure what to do, talk to ten Jewish people in your life or your community. Reach out to synagogues near you and ask what they need. Your good will means more to them right now than you may know.

[@jwollheim]

We appreciate the heck out of our gentile honorary Jew friends and family! It’s hard for people to understand what Jews even are. I’m an atheist but absolutely still a Jew, we don’t have the option of opting out like people of other religions do, the Jew haters don’t care how observant we are. Hope you’re well friend!

[@hiramhaji7813]

They may not can find them all, but they damn sure pumped all that water inside of them and flooded them tunnels…

[@Backdaft94]

Kind of curious about Isreal's gun laws, wish they had delved into them.

[@Dizz00005]

עם ישראל חי ❤

[@athenamurphy1317]

And may it live on and on!

[@2TrillSenna]

41:41 He fails to mention that Israeli settlers keep taking land, which is illegal under international law. The Israeli police raid mosques and funerals.

[@ilan_nahshon]

Israeli here.Most Israelis speaks good English. Guys,Israel is Hi-tech nation = Good English etc. Btw,Arabic is second language choice. If you need good facts...Ask me. אחי, תקפיד על עובדות. תודה

[@mikhacoffman4522]

Well, Bernardos assessment was completely off

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

How did the Israeli inteligence ,the gold standard ,miss this build up of hamas ,radio and communication intel ,people movement etc ,seems someone was asleep at the wheel big time ,20 separtate border incustions with ten odd different types of transport

[@mikhacoffman4522]

It can be summed up over the lack of seriousness of the Hamas threat. Which caused the intelligence agencies to offload the intelligence work of the strip to the IDF itself and the IDF itself didn’t take it seriously enough nor do they have the resources to do so.

[@aeromtb2468]

why did Israel give up sinai? granted its a massive land and they had no manpower to defend.

[@hubriswonk]

Interesting and well spoken, but obtuse point of view. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Gaza Strip is the worlds largest prison and until this problem is resolved there will never be peace.

[@aeromtb2468]

i thought Israeli were supposed to be armed especially at kibbutz.

[@XXNerdzillaXX]

The Jews ARE the chosen people. To tell the world about YHWH, the Creator God, the one who led the Hebrews out of Egypt. Now, the gentiles also carry that message. Well, some of them.

[@Rickey_B0bby]

What about hearing from a Palestinian so you can get both perspectives instead of this being a one sided conversation

[@soniaiboyako4023]

The Palestinian perspective (or at the very least overall message) is undeniably the easiest perspective to find on this issue... getting a guest could be interesting but let's not act like it's a position that's hard to find or to extensively hear about

[@promokk]

Dude Grew Up in Brentwood/Beverly Hills...wow what kinda setbacks did he have! 🐕🐕 GOLD platter not silver...👎🏾

[@Mr_Clean]

Imagine a world where no one had ever heard of religion. No more my God can beat up your God.

[@JR-ju3kj]

It's nice to dream but I don't ever see a world like that. As long as there are people on this planet, you're always going to have that kind of a situation with my God can beat up your God.

[@Glee73]

Strangest thing is, even people from the same religion end up fighting each other.

[@fadelharb8628]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@Jsrowson]

What’s up with the hair

[@MrNinjaKloun]

So much of what these two said was incorrect! This goes to show how little people really know abo it what’s been happening in Palestine since 1948. These are actual IDF soldiers who have no idea what their own leaders are lying to them about and what those same leaders did in the past!

[@pauldorfman701]

Does the other guest ever get to speak? Jesus

[@JB-td9fz]

Geezer in the white polo literally isn't Jewish at all.

[@mikhacoffman4522]

His mom is a convert, he’s extremely Jewish.

[@johnpancap844]

Hamas has an actor making videos everyday, yesterday he was in critical condition in a hospital, today he is walkin around pretending to have his house destroyed by an air strike

[@Channel-ml4qv]

There’s another one where he’s acting like a radiologist, that one had me rolling

[@shermrock345]

They manipulate people with fake videos of a building being destroyed but it was from a the war in Syria years ago but people some special people believe Hamas. It's proven that over half the videos of on social media of stuff happening in Gaza is faked by being from another country and another year.

[@AlexanderOu.]

It was a great talk, and both guests got a chance to give their opinion on this matter. However, it would be great if you could invite someone from the other side of the spectrum, in order to give a full view of this puzzle; two really good guests would be, Mariam Barghouti & Gabor Mate. @clearedhotpodcast

[@AlexanderOu.]

@@StormDAlpha Right, because Gabor Mate (Jewish Intellectual) and Mariam Barghouti are obviously Gun-wielding terrorists.

[@justincredubil]

Please explain why Hamas' perspective deserves to be heard.

[@AlexanderOu.]

@@justincredubil Are you guys high on expired cocaine or something? I LITERALLY wrote Gabor Mate (JEWISH Intellectual) & Mariam Barghouti, a Palestinian blogger from Virginia beach. How does Hamas fit between those two? My God, the parroting these days...

[@ramhaven2322]

I think he is saying somebody that lives in Gaza, does not have to be HAMAS. What is life like for the average Gaza person. Would be interesting. Same as interviewing the Viet cong back in the day to check how the winning of hearts and minds is going

[@AlexanderOu.]

@@ramhaven2322 Thank you! Finally someone who gets what a two-sided story is. And who better (and able!) to represent the Palestinians other than an acclaimed Palestinian writer, and a Jewish Intellectual who has been to the occupied part, and has seen the atrocities with his own eyes.